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Sections of mantle rock photographed under a microscope.

Record-breaking recovery of rocks that originated in Earth’s mantle could reveal secrets of planet’s history

8 August 2024

International team begin to unravel mantle’s role in life on Earth, volcanism and global cycles

An artist’s impression of jellyfish like creatures swimming in a shallow sea.

Complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought, new study claims

29 July 2024

Scientists say unique episode of underwater volcanic activity produced nutrient-rich ‘lab’ for experiments in biological evolution

A photograph of marshland at sunset.

Groundwater is key to protecting global ecosystems

22 July 2024

New study maps groundwater dependent ecosystems around world for first time

Dr Lu Zhuo wins prestigious Royal Society International Exchange Grant for collaborative study.

7 May 2024

Dr Zhou’s project will examine how wind and water affects bridges and the slopes around them.

Lots of people wearing high-visibility vests examining an exploration trench in Canada

Cardiff joins £2.6 million centre to train new generation of mineral resources experts

7 March 2024

NERC-funded centre brings together expertise from industry and academia to enable UK transition to sustainable energy

An artist’s impression of an ancient Calamophyton tree forest

Earth’s earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossils

7 March 2024

390-million-year-old fossil trunks and branches found on Devon and Somerset coast

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica shares post-disaster recovery insights during Chile visit

26 February 2024

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica shares data analysis relating to the tenth anniversary of the 2010 Maule earthquake.

Dr Diana Contreras Mojica selected for prestigious GW4 Crucible 2024

26 February 2024

The GW4 Crucible 2024 is focused on tackling health disparities through radical interdisciplinary approaches.

An abstract image of white, grey and black smoke swirling around together

66 million-year history of carbon dioxide shows climate is highly sensitive to greenhouse gases

7 February 2024

Cardiff experts help map changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide in deep time

A replica globe of planet Earth balances on the corner of a white pl

Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping point threats and opportunities accelerate, report warns

7 February 2024

Cardiff experts contribute to most comprehensive study of tipping points ever conducted